Sentences with phrase «for rooting out corruption»
What Sen. Espada fails to realize is that the reason «this is all Cuomo» is because Andrew Cuomo is the Attorney General of NYS and therefore the rightful person for rooting out the corruption that continues to take place at the health center.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon — More than 200 people have been summoned for questioning, and most are still detained, in a wide - ranging crackdown that Saudi Arabia says is aimed at rooting out corruption and reclaiming embezzled funds, the government said Thursday.
It's is a win - win for taxpaying New Yorkers — it roots out public corruption and rewards the good people who blow the whistle on fraud.»
Republican Jack Martins and Democrat Laura Curran, the major party candidates for Nassau County executive, squared off Monday in their only televised debate, with each pledging to root out political corruption and improve the county's lagging finances.
Andrew Cuomo, the ardent corruption fighter, created the Moreland Commission to root out wrongdoing in New York government once and for all.
Schneiderman spokesman Damien LaVera said, «Attorney General Schneiderman's commitment to rooting out political corruption is the reason he was the first prosecutor to indict Shirley Huntley, and why she is going to prison for lying and stealing.
Cuomo says he did not want to compromise on a reform package that includes public campaign financing, and new prosecutorial powers for the state's district attorneys to root out public corruption.
«For those of us who care deeply about reform, rooting out public corruption, and holding Wall Street accountable, Sean Coffey provides a fresh perspective and effective leadership.»
«I think there is a sense that the acquisition of great wealth is a value in and of itself and rules are for chumps,» said Brodsky, who spent much of his 20 years rooting out corruption as a crusading committee chairman with subpoena power.
Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan, saying he would make rooting out political corruption the focus of his administration, kicked off his campaign for state attorney general on Sunday.
«On July 31, 2009, I was indicted by a Bronx County Grand Jury for committing perjury in a 2008 civil matter, held prior to my election to the Assembly... Thereafter, I agreed to cooperate with the Bronx District Attorney's Office and, later, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, in conjunction with various investigations aimed at rooting out public corruption,» Castro said.
But as the Governor who promised to root out corruption, Andrew Cuomo has to answer for a culture of secrecy and corruption, an Old Boys Network that has gotten worse, not better, since he took office.
Cuomo's political foes have called for a prompt criminal investigation of his administration following a New York Times report that said the governor's office repeatedly compromised the work of the Moreland Commission he set up to root out corruption.
Gov. Cuomo then dissolved that same Moreland Commission, after swearing he'd leave no stone unturned to root out corruption in Albany, NY Well 20 plus Subpoenas were issued and then Gov. Cuomo decided to abandon his crusade for honest government in NYS.
«We must have a zero tolerance for public corruption and we will continue to partner with law enforcement to root out fraud and protect the taxpayers.»
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Political foes of Gov. Andrew Cuomo have called for a prompt criminal investigation of his administration, following a New York Times report that said Cuomo's office repeatedly compromised the work of a commission the governor set up to root out corruption.
But what really gets me about the lack of experience claim is that the experienced governor chose to surround himself with accused felons, closed down his own Moreland Act Commission which really had the potential to root out corruption, and waited for what seemed like forever to get the turncoat Independent Democratic Conference back where they belonged.
A spokesman for the Independent Senate Democrats, who rule the Senate in a power sharing deal with Republicans in that house, says the IDC would have preferred legislation, but «if this Commission helps root out corruption, then we welcome it.»
Working together, we will bring real change to Albany that will advocate for working families by lowering taxes, rooting out corruption, and keeping our communities safe and healthy.»
Senator Brad Hoylman, a Democrat from Manhattan, said that the package «really will create fundamental change and root out corruption,» and paused to thank Governor Andrew Cuomo for his promises to also fight corruption this year.
Sources told CBS 2's Marcia Kramer on Monday the Legislature is expected to make it easier for local lawmen to root out public corruption.
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which is supposed to monitor Albany's politicians, needs to be stronger and more transparent; its failure is one reason Preet Bharara, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, has had to do the tough work of rooting out Albany corruption.
In mid-September, the three co-chairs of a high - powered commission aimed at rooting out corruption in state politics arranged for a meeting with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who set up the commission last summer.
Thereafter, I agreed to cooperate with the Bronx District Attorney's Office and, later, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, in conjunction with various investigations aimed at rooting out public corruption.
«The aura he wants to create is as a corruption fighter, someone who is going to root out the cancer plaguing New York State for so long.
For businesses and regulatory authorities interested in rooting out corruption and money laundering, online investigative due diligence has become a crucial step — often a necessary first step — in understanding the reputations of individuals and companies involved in business transactions.